Intensive BP control: treatment goals, strategies, and outcomes Optimal blood pressure levels
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Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes.
BACKGROUND The previously published results of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial showed that among participants with hypertension and an increased cardiovascular risk, but without diabetes, the rates of cardiovascular events were lower among those who were assigned to a target systolic blood pressure of less than 120 mm Hg (intensive treatment) than among those who were assigned to...
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BACKGROUND The measurement of blood pressure (BP) by the patient himself without strict protocols, adequate training, and validated equipment at their own household is defined as self measured blood pressure (SMBP). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the interference of the SMBP in treatment adherence and blood pressure control. METHODS The study included 57 patients, 38 in the study group (SG) and 19 i...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0895-7061
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)80797-3